11-21-2015, 04:07 PM
Interesting thread. I'll admit admit that the recent wave of new bike announcements managed to garner my attention a time or two. With that said, I'm not sure what I'd do if the CB1100 didn't exist.
For one thing, I couldn't imagine any other bike coming along that would have inspired me to launch a forum dedicated to its existence. In which case I wouldn't have come to find such a great group of individuals to interact with — or have the pleasure of meeting in person in a number of cases. That's a bit hard to fathom at this point in the game. My wife is still tickled that I "work" with a guy named "The ferret" and after having experienced the pleasure of meeting him (along with his better half) she has mentioned this to more than a few folks. So there's that.
The other thing is this: I just can't really picture myself riding too much of what is available out there in the market. While I do like the R NineT, I'm not so fond of the price. I've seen one in person, but only in passing, I haven't really had a chance to really get a good look at it. I did think that it looked better in person than in the photos I've seen. When I went to look at the Bonnies a few years ago, I somehow found myself more drawn to the Street Triple. I'm not sure what that was all about but in the end I just couldn't picture myself really taking advantage of that bike. I had also considered the Aprilia Shiver at one point, but the draw wasn't strong enough. Other than the R NineT, there isn't too much really catching my eye. I do like the lines of the Moto Guzzi V7, but I'm not attracted the the overall package enough that I could see myself purchasing one. Of the bikes soon-to-be-released, the new SV650 is probably the one that I could possibly see myself owning and actually enjoying (not surprising as it largely follows the basic recipe defined by the Hawk GT). So at this point while a number of bikes have caught my eye, I guess that there really isn't too much out that I could honestly see myself purchasing. I still catch myself spending more time looking at older bikes than I do the new ones.
Thank goodness the CB1100 came along, lol.
For one thing, I couldn't imagine any other bike coming along that would have inspired me to launch a forum dedicated to its existence. In which case I wouldn't have come to find such a great group of individuals to interact with — or have the pleasure of meeting in person in a number of cases. That's a bit hard to fathom at this point in the game. My wife is still tickled that I "work" with a guy named "The ferret" and after having experienced the pleasure of meeting him (along with his better half) she has mentioned this to more than a few folks. So there's that.
The other thing is this: I just can't really picture myself riding too much of what is available out there in the market. While I do like the R NineT, I'm not so fond of the price. I've seen one in person, but only in passing, I haven't really had a chance to really get a good look at it. I did think that it looked better in person than in the photos I've seen. When I went to look at the Bonnies a few years ago, I somehow found myself more drawn to the Street Triple. I'm not sure what that was all about but in the end I just couldn't picture myself really taking advantage of that bike. I had also considered the Aprilia Shiver at one point, but the draw wasn't strong enough. Other than the R NineT, there isn't too much really catching my eye. I do like the lines of the Moto Guzzi V7, but I'm not attracted the the overall package enough that I could see myself purchasing one. Of the bikes soon-to-be-released, the new SV650 is probably the one that I could possibly see myself owning and actually enjoying (not surprising as it largely follows the basic recipe defined by the Hawk GT). So at this point while a number of bikes have caught my eye, I guess that there really isn't too much out that I could honestly see myself purchasing. I still catch myself spending more time looking at older bikes than I do the new ones.
Thank goodness the CB1100 came along, lol.